diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d14a67a6e2..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/files/thunderbird.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Name=Thunderbird
-Comment=Mail & News Reader
-Exec=thunderbird
-Icon=thunderbird.png
-Terminal=false
-Type=Application
-Categories=Application;Network;
-StartupNotify=true
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cb41e9c772d..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/patches/thunderbird-shared-error.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- mail/installer/Makefile.in	2009-12-01 06:47:04.000000000 +0300
-+++ ../comm-1.9.1-shared/mail/installer/Makefile.in	2009-12-22 16:09:43.000000000 +0300
-@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@
- # mozconfig instead.
- ifndef MAIL_PKG_SHARED
- ifndef BUILD_STATIC_LIBS
-+ifeq (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS, 1)
- $(error you need an "--enable-static" build to package a build)
- endif
- endif
-+endif
- 
- # On mozilla-central, packager.mk uses core_abspath to redefine DIST
- # As the comm-central config.mk doesn't set it, do it ourselves instead
diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
deleted file mode 100644
index 88ae2bfdbe1..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Template build file for 'thunderbird'.
-pkgname=thunderbird
-version=3.0.4
-revision=1
-wrksrc=comm-1.9.1
-distfiles="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases/${version}/source/${pkgname}-${version}.source.tar.bz2"
-build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--enable-application=mail --enable-default-toolkit=cairo-gtk2
---disable-dbus --disable-crashreporter --disable-tests --disable-debug
---enable-optimize --disable-embedding-tests --disable-installer
---disable-embedding-tests --disable-necko-wifi --disable-libnotify
---with-system-zlib --with-system-bz2 --enable-system-cairo
---with-system-png --with-system-nspr --with-system-nss
---disable-javaxpcom --with-system-jpeg --with-system-sqlite
---disable-gnomevfs --disable-gnomeui --disable-gconf"
-short_desc="Mozilla mail client"
-maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=fdf28d6a9ea42c98557554ba28d0a3a8db11475eee49f16aa4a3aaf2ca1f1343
-long_desc="
- Mozilla Thunderbird is a redesign of the Mozilla mail component. The
- goal is to produce a cross platform stand alone mail application using
- the XUL user interface language. This version uses the gtk2 toolkit."
-
-Add_dependency run glibc
-Add_dependency run xulrunner
-Add_dependency run nspr
-Add_dependency run alsa-lib
-Add_dependency run libgcc
-Add_dependency run atk
-Add_dependency run glib
-Add_dependency run pango
-Add_dependency run freetype
-Add_dependency run fontconfig
-Add_dependency run cairo
-Add_dependency run zlib
-Add_dependency run sqlite
-Add_dependency run gdk-pixbuf
-Add_dependency run libXrender
-Add_dependency run libX11
-Add_dependency run libXt
-Add_dependency run jpeg
-Add_dependency run libpng
-Add_dependency run nss
-Add_dependency run bzip2
-Add_dependency build zip
-Add_dependency build python
-Add_dependency build glibc-devel
-Add_dependency build xulrunner-devel
-Add_dependency build nspr-devel
-Add_dependency build alsa-lib-devel
-Add_dependency build libstdc++-devel
-Add_dependency build gtk+-devel
-Add_dependency build atk-devel
-Add_dependency build glib-devel
-Add_dependency build pango-devel
-Add_dependency build freetype-devel
-Add_dependency build fontconfig-devel
-Add_dependency build cairo-devel
-Add_dependency build zlib-devel
-Add_dependency build sqlite-devel
-Add_dependency build libXrender-devel
-Add_dependency build libX11-devel
-Add_dependency build libXt-devel
-Add_dependency build jpeg-devel
-Add_dependency build libpng-devel
-Add_dependency build nss-devel
-Add_dependency build bzip2-devel
-
-post_install()
-{
-	# Remove libsqlite3 shlib provided by sqlite.
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/$pkgname-$version/libsqlite3.so || return 1
-
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/applications || return 1
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/pixmaps || return 1
-	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/*.desktop \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/applications || return 1
-	install -m644 ${wrksrc}/mail/branding/nightly/mailicon48.png \
-		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png || return 1
-}